Reps urge FG to rescue Pastor Yikura from Boko Haram captivity before March 4 deadline Reps urge FG to rescue Pastor Yikura from Boko Haram captivity before March 4 deadline
• Want relief materials for victims of banditry in Sokoto community
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The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, urged the federal government to rescue Pastor Bulus Yikura kidnapped by Boko Haram last year before the expiration of the deadline given by the insurgents within which they threatened to eliminate him.
This came just as the House urged the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development and the National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA) to provide some relief materials to the victims of attacks by bandits in Amarawa village of IIlela Local Government Area of Sokoto State which resulted in the killing of 13 people.
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They attacked his residence in the Bado area of Sokoto around 3am.
Salame, who represents Gwadabawa/Illela federal constituency, disclosed that he killed one of the assailants.
“I was attacked in my house in Sokoto by armed robbers. But by Allah’s powers, I was able to shoot and kill one, and injured some”, he said.
The lawmaker also shared photos of the foiled attack.
Salame, a former Speaker of the Sokoto State House of Assembly, is a 2023 governorship aspirant.
“They came to destroy him. Allah (SWT) did not give them the opportunity because Allah (SWT) promised to protect anyone who stands for truth and trust.